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This Cinco de Mayo, you’re encouraged to kick off your shoes and run like a child! The Barefoot Runners Society (BRS) announced its 3rd annual International Barefoot Running Day to take place on May 5, 2013. Held on the first Sunday in May, Barefoot Running Day is a grassroots, inclusive effort to promote barefoot/minimalist running […]
How would you like some nice wood paneling on your shoes? No, we’re not modeling our shoes after my father’s 1978 station wagon, but we do have another woody feature: cork! Cork! Gold speckles glimmering in the light. We recently acquired a special limited supply of decorative cork-lined fabric. This thin, smooth material is adorned […]
In a recent blog post about Barefoot Pioneers, we recognized some of the people who stood up against popular opinion to show the world the benefits of natural foot function and the dangers of restrictive, inhibiting shoes. One of the pioneers we mentioned, Dr. Simon J. Wikler, seems to be lesser known than the rest. […]
Walking Lesson We’re big fans of Michael Sandler at Soft Star. We met the barefoot guru and his wife, Jessica Lee, shortly after they released their first book, Barefoot Running, in 2011. Several members of our staff befriended the happy couple after attending one of their touring workshops, and they visited our Soft Star workshop […]
We’re still processing the events that occurred during the Boston Marathon, and the recovery efforts that will continue for some time. Over the past several months, we’ve been in touch with many runners as they prepared for the famous and challenging race. It was an exciting time and we were anxious to see the race […]
Understanding how fast children’s feet grow can help with planning to buy shoes that will last. But when do their feet stop growing?
The Moc3 Barefoot Running “Sock” Yes, we’re a shoe company, but we’re a shoe company that believes barefoot is best. We think your bare feet are already the perfect design for walking and running and any shoes that inhibit their natural function with “motion control technology” will only hold you back. We also understand that […]
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